The 2019 ITTF Men's World Cup was a

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competition held in

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, China, from 29 November to 1 December 2019. It was the 40th edition of the ITTF-sanctioned event.

Qualification

In total, 20 players qualified for the World Cup: * The reigning World Champion * 18 players from the five Continental Cups held during 2019 * A wild card, selected by the ITTF A maximum of two players from each association could qualify. ;Notes

Competition format

The tournament consisted of two stages: a preliminary group stage and a knockout stage. The players seeded 9 to 20 were drawn into four groups, with three players in each group. The top two players from each group joined the top eight seeded players in the second stage of the competition, which consisted of a knockout draw.

Seeding

The seeding list was based on the official ITTF world ranking for October 2019.

Preliminary stage

The preliminary group stage took place on 29 November, with the top two players in each group progressing to the main draw.

Main draw

The knockout stage took place from 29 November to 1 December.

References

External links

Tournament page on ITTF website
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